OCEAN CITY — In an effort to appease residents, the Town of Ocean City’s recreation committee endorsed this week an option that will allow for just one new pickle ball court at a north-end public park.Earlier this year, the town was awarded a grant from the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to construct two… Read more »
Monthly Archives: September 2017
Berlin In Talks To Secure More Parking Areas
BERLIN – Town officials are exploring ways to increase parking in the downtown area.Town Administrator Laura Allen said this week that she had approached officials from Buckingham Presbyterian Church to discuss the possibility of leasing the church’s large parking lot on Main Street. In the meantime, local merchants and their employees are being asked to… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – September 15, 2017
As is the case in Ocean City, every now and again talk of a town-funded parking garage in Berlin surfaces.With Berlin hosting a record number of visitors this summer and its popularity only growing, it’s obvious parking is and will continue to be a major concern for the town and its’ businesses. As a result,… Read more »
Fatal Hit-And-Run Suspect In Custody
OCEAN CITY — A local man charged in the fatal hit-and-run collision that claimed the life of a seasonal worker from Slovakia turned himself in last Friday and is now being held without bond pending trial.Around 3 a.m. on Aug. 30, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to a reported hit-and-run collision involving a… Read more »
Local Recipients Of Eagle Scout Award Recognized By Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club
Recent local recipients of the Eagle Scout award were recognized by the Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club. Pictured, from left, are Cliff Berg, Past President of the Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club, Eagle Scout and District Board Member with the Boys Scouts of America; and Eagle Scouts Jackson Pielstick, Davis Mears, Ben Jackson and Craig Birckhead-Morton; and… Read more »
Local Disaster Relief Fund Hits $70,000 In Aid
SALISBURY – Lower Shore donors have raised a combined $70,000 to date through disaster aid efforts led by the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES).After the Category 4 hurricane caused wide-spread flooding and devastation to Texas and Louisiana, the Community Foundation activated its Disaster Relief Fund to assist donors in sending aid to the… Read more »
Cathell Will Not Seek Re-Election To Register Of Wills Post
SNOW HILL – After nearly two decades in office, Register of Wills Charlotte Cathell will not run for re-election in 2018.Cathell said during an interview Tuesday that she’d decided not to file for re-election. Instead, she will endorse Terri Westcott, the register of wills administrator, as she campaigns for the position.“It was a hard decision… Read more »
OC Council Adds $369K Pension Windfall To General Fund
OCEAN CITY — A divided council opted not to expand the town’s contribution to its municipal employee pension plans this week after a windfall was discovered, touching off a larger debate about the city’s spending habits.During Tuesday’s work session, Finance Administrator Martha Bennett told the Mayor and Council the town’s actual contribution to the employee… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood – September 15, 2017
How a kid handles losing says a lot.Although I don’t keep track, if I had to guess, I would estimate Beckett’s sports teams have lost more than triple the amount of games he has won in his young life. It’s to the point I think he expects to lose most of the time and therefore… Read more »
Seahawks Edge Bennett At River Run Match
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity golf team won Tuesday’s Bayside match at River Run, edging Bennett by three strokes behind a one over round by Matt Kinsey.The Seahawks shot a team-low 159, led by Kinsey’s one-over round of 36. Hayden Snelsire shot a round of 39, while Brady Leonard shot a 40 and Emily Malinowski and… Read more »